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List of NCAA major college football yearly receiving leaders

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List of NCAA major college football yearly receiving leaders

The list of college football yearly receiving leaders identifies the major college receiving leaders for each season from 1937 to the present. It includes yearly leaders in three statistical categories: (1) receptions, (2) receiving yardage; (3) yards per reception; and (4) receiving touchdowns.

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Eleven players have led the NCAA in one or more of these categories in multiple seasons. They are: Reid Moseley of Georgia (1944-1945); Hugh Campbell of Washington State (1960-1961); Vern Burke of Oregon State (1962-1963); Howard Twilley of Tulsa (1964-1965); Ron Sellers of Florida State (1967-1968); Jerry Hendren of Idaho (1968-1969); Mike Siani of Villanova (1970-1971); Steve Largent of Tulsa (1974-1975); Jason Phillips of Houston (1987-1988); Alex Van Dyke of Nevada (1994-1995); and Brennan Marion of Tulsa (2007-2008).

Since 1937, the NCAA record for receiving yards in a single season has been set or broken nine times as follows: Jim Benton of Arkansas in 1937 (814 yards); Hank Stanton of Arizona in 1941 (820 yards); Ed Barker of Washington State 1951 (864 yards); Hugh Campbell of Washington State in 1960 (881 yards); Vern Burke of Oregon State in 1962 (1,007 yards); Fred Biletnikoff of Florida State in 1964 (1,179 yards); Howard Twilley of Tulsa in 1965 (1,779 yards); Alex Van Dyke of Nevada in 1995 (1,854 yards); and Trevor Insley of Nevada in 1999 (2,060 yards).

During that same time, the record for receptions in a single season has been set or broken 12 times as follows: Jim Benton of Arkansas in 1937 (48) Hank Stanton of Arizona in 1941 (50); Barney Poole of Ole Miss in 1947 (1952); Ed Brown of Fordham in 1952 (57); Dave Hibbert of Arizona in 1958 (61); Hugh Campbell of Washington State in 1962 (69); Larry Elkins of Baylor in 1963 (70); Howard Twilley of Tulsa in 1964 (95) and 1965 (134); Manny Hazard of Houston in 1989 (142); and Freddie Barnes of Bowling Green (155).

Leading programs

Programs with multiple receiving leaders (in any of the four categories) include:

  • Houston - 9 (Ken Hebert, Elmo Wright, Jason Phillips, Manny Hazard, Fred Gilbert, Sherman Smith, Ron Peters, Brandon Middleton, and Patrick Edwards)
  • San Diego State - 8 (Tom Reynolds, Keith Denson, Dwight McDonald, Tim Kearse, Jim Sandusky, Patrick Rowe, Derrick Lewis, and J. R. Tolver)
  • Tulsa - 6 (Keyarris Garrett, Brennan Marion, Chris Penn, Ronnie Kelley, Steve Largent, and Howard Twilley)
  • Baylor - 5 (Corey Coleman, Sam Boyd, Larry Elkins, Melvin Bonner, and Terrance Williams)
  • BYU - 5 (Jay Miller, Clay Brown, Kirk Pendleton, Mark Bellini, and Austin Collie)
  • Stanford - 5 (Bill McColl, Sam Morley, John Stewart, Chris Burford, and Devon Cajuste)
  • Nevada - 5 (Bryan Reeves, Alex Van Dyke, Damond Wilkins, Trevor Insley, and Nate Burleson)
  • Texas Tech - 4 (Elmer Tarbox, Earle Clark, Bake Turner, and Michael Crabtree)
  • Florida - 4 (Broughton Williams, Jack Jackson, Chris Doering, and Reidel Anthony)
  • Georgia - 4 (George Poschner, Reid Moseley, Johnny Carson, and Jimmy Orr)
  • Fresno State - 4 (Stephen Baker, Henry Ellard, Rodney Wright, and Davante Adams)
  • Florida State - 4 (Fred Biletnikoff, Ron Sellers, Barry Smith, and Snoop Minnis)
  • Louisiana Tech - 4 (Billy Ryckman, Rod Foppe, James Jordan, and Troy Edwards)
  • Notre Dame - 3 (Bernard Kirk, Eddie Anderson, Jim Morse)

    • Pre-1937 unofficial data

    Before 1937 the NCAA did not compile official statistics. This chart reflects unofficial receiving statistics compiled by historians mostly from newspapers accounts.

    References

    List of NCAA major college football yearly receiving leaders Wikipedia
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